Billy Conway, former Morphine and longtime Americana drummer, fighting cancer April 7, 2020 Conway, originally from Owatonna, Minn., has long been a part of the Boston music scene. Once a member of 1990s band Morphine, Conway has been largely plying his trade over the past decade with singer-songwriter Jeffrey Foucault.
The Mastersons release new song and video, 'King of the Castle' March 25, 2020 Americana duo The Mastersons, Chris Masterson and Eleanor Whitmore, premiere a new video for their song 'King of the Castle.' The song, featured on their new album 'No Time For Love Songs,' was inspired by the loss of Chris's father.
Listen to 'Life on Fire,' a new song from Mapache March 20, 2020 Sam Blasucci and Clay Finch form the cosmic California country duo Mapache. On March 20, Mapache released 'From Liberty Street,' their debut album on Yep Roc Records. Watch the official video for 'LIfe On Fire,' one of the lead tracks from the new album.
Rose Cousins shares video for 'The Lullaby (My Oldest Love)' February 26, 2020 Grammy-nominated and JUNO Award-winning songwriter Rose Cousins' new video 'The Lullaby (My Oldest Love)' debuts today. The song is featured on Cousins' new album, 'Bravado,' out now from Outside Music.
Charlie Maguire and Pop Wagner celebrate the spirit of Woody Guthrie February 19, 2020 On Saturday, Feb. 22, Charlie Maguire and Pop Wagner will celebrate the 80th anniversary of the writing of Woody Guthrie's 'This Land Is Your Land.' Maguire and Wagner visited Radio Heartland to talk about Woody Guthrie and to play some music.
Inspired by Ken Burns, Aster Cafe launches country-music series February to June February 17, 2020 The third Wednesday of the month for the next five months will be dedicated to live concerts by Minnesota musicians, playing country music organized by time period, roughly mirroring the popular PBS series by Burns. Maygen Lacey, one of the event organizers and performers, visited Radio Heartland to talk to Mike Pengra about this live series.
Ellis Delaney performs at Radio Heartland February 11, 2020 Formerly known by the mononym Ellis, singer-songwriter Ellis Delaney is soon to release her 10th album, 'Ordinary Love.' In the run-up to the release, Ellis Delaney visited Radio Heartland to play songs from the new record.
Sarah Morris performs songs from 'All Mine' at Radio Heartland February 3, 2020 Minneapolis singer-songwriter Sarah Morris will soon be releasing her fifth album, 'All Mine.' Ahead of the release, Morris and her band visited Radio Heartland to play songs from the forthcoming record.
Interview with Mandolin Orange January 30, 2020 In town for a show at the Palace Theatre in St. Paul, Mandolin Orange's Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz visited The Current for a conversation with Mike Pengra about what proved to be a meteoric year for the band, some of their side projects, the music of Bob Dylan, and what might be next for the Chapel Hill, N.C., outfit.
Taylor James Donskey peels back the layers on 'Paper Over It' January 14, 2020 Taylor James Donskey is celebrating the release of his album, 'Paper Over It,' with a show at Icehouse in Minneapolis on Thursday, Jan. 16. Before the show, Donskey stopped at Radio Heartland to talk to Mike Pengra and to spin some tracks from the album.